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WSFerrys
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The second best ferrys parody account...IN THE WORLD “Parody is the last refuge of the frustrated writer.” - Ernest Hemingway "Satire is a sort of mirror glass, wherein beholders do generally discover everybody's face but their own." - Jonathan Swift
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 6h
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“WELCOME ABOARD.”
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 12h
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FERRYS NEWS FROM THE BEEB:

NEW HOPE FOR ARDOSSAN FERRYS
Price agreed for Ardrossan harbour purchase
Ministers plan to nationalise the port because new ferries for the Arran route are too big to fit existing facilities.
www.bbc.com
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 14h
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SOUND OFF!

"At 3:30 p.m. today, all ferries underway will sound their horns to salute the Seattle Mariners”
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 15h
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END OF ARATERE - GOODBYE OLD FRIEND

"Aratere is not suitable for most ferry operators due to its age and the fact it would require significant modification or specialist port infrastructure. Therefore, we have pursued a recycling option."
Aratere set to end its days at recycling shipyard in India, Interislander says
After 26 years of service and 5 million passengers transported, the Interislander is being shipped off.
www.rnz.co.nz
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 15h
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BC FERRYS RIDERS ARE ADVISE TO PRE-BOOK THEIR PLACE IN THE PRE-BOOKING LINE FOR PRE-BOOKING THANKSGIVING PRE-BOOKINGS

"BC Ferries is strongly advising anyone planning to travel this weekend to book a reservation if possible — even foot passengers."

LINKY:

www.castanet.net/new...
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 17h
"We didn’t know anything about the added year until I got a call to let me know we weren’t getting the bid,” he said.

FULL ARTICLE:

washingtonstatestand...

RIGHHHHHHT...
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 17h
"Gavin Higgins, chief executive officer of Nichols Brothers, said their submission met the state’s four-year delivery timeline for the first vessel. “The need for speed to get these delivered was a huge issue” for the state, he recalled."

“We bid to the specifications."
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 17h
"The Whidbey Island and Everett-based shipyard’s total bid for three vessels was more than $350 million higher than Eastern’s."
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 17h
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DELAY, BAIT AND SWITCH? CONTINUED

FROM THE WASHINGTON STATE STANDARD:

"Nichols Brothers, bid to construct the new plug-in hybrid ferries, each capable of carrying up to 160 cars and 1,500 passengers."
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 19h
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DELAY, DELAY - AND NOW BAIT & SWITCH?

"Wait for new WA ferries grows even longer with selection of Florida shipyard. The state’s contract extends the delivery for each of the three plug-in vessels a year longer, pushing completion of the boats to 2032."

LINKY:

washingtonstatestand...
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 22h
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S’QUAM FERRY UPDATE

THE GERMAN ENGINE SUPPLER REPORTS THE NOCKENWELLE RIEMENSCHEIBE FAILED RESULTING IN A KIPPZYLINDER FAULT CAUSING FREILAUF-ZAHRADGRUPPE IN THE KLAPERATISMUS, WITH COLLATERAL BASTELWERK TO THE RUMPELKAMMER AND SCHRAUBENZIEHER-MECHANISMUS.

OR SIMPLY: IT DUN BE BROKE
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 1d
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“WELCOME ABOARD.”
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 1d
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S’QUAM FERRY UPDATE

THE GERMAN ENGINE SUPPLER REPORTS THE NOCKENWELLE RIEMENSCHEIBE FAILED RESULTING IN A KIPPZYLINDER FAULT CAUSING FREILAUF-ZAHRADGRUPPE IN THE KLAPPERATISMUS, WITH COLLATERAL BASTELWERK TO THE RUMPELKAMMER AND SCHRAUBENZIEHER-MECHANISMUS.

OR SIMPLY IT DUN BE BROKE
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 1d
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FERRYS HAUNTS DEPARTMENT -

HAUNTED FERRYS!

"The S.S. City of Milwaukee historic car ferry is transformed into a haunted attraction every year, known as Manistee's Ghost Ship, to raise money for preservation activities."
Michigan’s ‘most awesome’ haunted house is set aboard a 1931 car ferry - mlive.com
Marking “25 years of fear,” the Manistee Ghost Ship will make your blood run cold.
www.mlive.com
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 1d
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FERRRYS LIFE ON THE CHAIN GANG -

POOR FLOATING BRIDGE NO. 6
Keeping Cowes floating bridge would be 'calamitous waste'
A new recommendation from council officers is to retain and modify the Cowes floating bridge.
www.bbc.com
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 1d


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SMOKE ON THE WATER IN EAGLE HARBOR

"Bainbridge Island commuters saw a ferry shrouded in black smoke during their trip home Monday afternoon"

LINKY:
www.seattletimes.com...
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 2d
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"WELCOME ABOARD."
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 2d
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WHISKY FERRYS ADRIFT

"There have been no ferries running to the location, renowned as one of Scotland’s premium whisky regions, for the past three years after sailings from Ardrossan in Ayrshire were originally launched in 2013 to help develop tourism."

LINKY:

www.scotsman.com/new...
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 2d
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♫ ♪ ♫
"Istanbul was Constantinople
Now it's Istanbul, not Constantinople
Where ferrys crash,
Is Constantinople, not Istanbul
So if you've hit a dock in Constantinople
The bang will be felt in Istanbul
But it'll all buff out, with Turkish delight"
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VIDEO | Ferry strikes pier and moored vessel in central Istanbul
A passenger vessel accidentally struck another vessel and a pier in the Turkish city of Istanbul on Monday, October 6.Local media said the Ro-Pax ferry Okmeydan
www.bairdmaritime.com
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 2d
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ORANGE IS THE NEW WEDNESDAY - RIDE THE FERRYS
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 2d
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IS THE CANADA INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PROVIDING THE FUNDING FOR THE CHINESE JUNK, ER, COSTUME?
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 3d
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"WELCOME ABOARD."
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 3d
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JERSEY AND GEURNSEY, TWO ISLANDS DIVIDED BY A COMMON WATER

DFDS GETS WITH THE PROGRAM

"More crossings when people want to travel, fewer anti-social sailing times and better options for day-trips to France - these are real improvements we're pleased to deliver"
DFDS ferry schedule issued without Jersey-Guernsey trip timings
DFDS issues its 2026 sailing schedule but there are no details of trips between Jersey and Guernsey.
www.bbc.com
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 3d
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FERRYS: THE GODZILLA PROBLEM

"Executive Producer Mike McClanahan asks tough questions about the Gojira (ゴジラ) problem facing the ferrys on 'The Impact' TV news issues program"
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WSFerrys @wsferrys.bsky.social · 4d
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“THE NIGHT FERRYS”, BY CHRISTOPHER CYR
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